Free Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs with Answers
411 Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Subject-verb agreement requires the verb to match the true subject in number and person, even when other words intervene. Questions cover collective nouns, compound subjects, indefinite pronouns, either and neither, relative clauses, quantities and inverted sentences, where proximity can falsely suggest the wrong verb.
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- A. does
- B. remain
- C. world:
- D. abide
Explanation: This is the error. The subject "the curse on him" is singular, so the correct verb should be "abides" to match the singular subject.
Correct answer: abide- A. visitors
- B. are
- C. Battalions
- D. traders
Explanation: This is the error. The subject "The crowd of official visitors to Peking" is singular (since "crowd" is a collective noun referring to a…
Correct answer: are- A. does not supports
- B. do not support
- C. does not support
- D. is not support:
Explanation: "40% of the country" is treated as a singular subject because it refers to a percentage of a single entity, so the correct verb form is…
Correct answer: does not support- A. is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. have
Explanation: "Fifteen pounds" is a singular amount when referring to a specific price, so the singular verb "is" is used.
Correct answer: is- A. have
- B. are
- C. were
- D. is
Explanation: The subject "One-half of the students in the class" is plural because it refers to a portion of a group ("students"), so the plural verb…
Correct answer: have- A. is
- B. are
- C. have
- D. has
Explanation: When "bread and butter" is considered as a single combined item (e.g., a specific type of sandwich or a concept), it is treated as a…
Correct answer: is- A. has
- B. are
- C. were
- D. that has
Explanation: "Shingles" refers to a condition that is considered plural in terms of its effects or instances, so the plural verb "are" is appropriate.
Correct answer: are- A. they who are
- B. them who is
- C. them whom is
- D. they who has
Explanation: "They" is the subject pronoun in its nominative case and "are" is the correct verb form for the plural subject "they."
Correct answer: they who are- A. scientists now hope that
- B. can successfully be conducted in
- C. in near future
- D. human beings in near future
Explanation: The corrected sentence would be:"Scientists now hope that cloning can successfully be conducted in human beings in the near future."
Correct answer: scientists now hope that- A. is in such moments
- B. gloom and depression
- C. the immortal superiority
- D. most strongly appear
Explanation: option D "most strongly appear" as the correct answer.The sentence should read:"It is in such moments of gloom and depression that the…
Correct answer: most strongly appear- A. has
- B. have
- C. was
- D. are
Explanation: Have" is the correct verb form to use because it agrees with the plural subject "people".
Correct answer: have- A. was
- B. were
- C. are
- D. has
Explanation: "Was" is the correct verb form to use because it agrees with the singular subject "Harry".
Correct answer: was- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. have
Explanation: "Are" is the correct verb form to use because it agrees with the plural subject "wages".
Correct answer: are- A. Every one of the prisons are full.
- B. Every one of the prisons had full.
- C. Every one of the prisons have full.
- D. Every one of the prisons is full.
Explanation: Every one" is a singular phrase, so the verb "is" (not "are") agrees with it.- "Every one" means each individual prison, so the sentence…
Correct answer: Every one of the prisons is full.- A. Your voice was recognized by me at once.
- B. . All her boats has been lost in the storm.
- C. A committee of five were appointed
- D. The crowd were very big.
Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct, with the verb "was recognized" agreeing with the singular subject "Your voice".
Correct answer: Your voice was recognized by me at once.- A. He is one of the students who has been registered with us.
- B. He is one of the students who was registered with us.
- C. He is one of the students who are registered with us.
- D. He is one of the students who is registered with us.
Explanation: The phrase "one of the students" is a singular noun phrase, but it refers to a member of a larger group (the students).- The verb "are"…
Correct answer: He is one of the students who are registered with us.- A. Time, tide wait for no men.
- B. Time and tide wait for no man.
- C. The time and the tide weight for no man.
- D. Time and tide waits over no man.
Explanation: This is a traditional proverbial expression that means that time and tide (the natural flow of events and the ocean's tides) are…
Correct answer: Time and tide wait for no man.- A. These scissors are very sharp.
- B. This scissor is very sharp.
- C. This scissors is very sharp.
- D. These scissor are very sharp.
Explanation: Scissors" is a plural noun, even though it refers to a single object.- The verb "are" agrees with the plural noun "scissors".- The…
Correct answer: These scissors are very sharp.- A. Eight days is the time allotted to build the set for the opera.
- B. Eight days are the time allotted to build the set for the opera.
- C. Eight days have been the time allotted to build the set for the opera
- D. Eight days were the time allotted to build the set for the opera.
Explanation: "Eight days" is a singular noun phrase, referring to a single period of time.- The verb "is" agrees with the singular noun phrase "Eight…
Correct answer: Eight days is the time allotted to build the set for the opera.- A. Many an accidents have recently taken place
- B. Many an accident has recently taken place
- C. Many an accident have recently taken place
- D. Many accidents has recently taken place
Explanation: "Many an" is an idiomatic expression that means "many a" or "a large number of".- The phrase "many an" is followed by a singular noun…
Correct answer: Many an accident has recently taken place